| | A Lineman's ViewPoint
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| | by Carol McDougald
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"Insulators are my life." says Texas collector,
A.L. Rash
With this being the month of the National Show in Houston, it is fitting that
we spend some time with one of Texas's earliest collectors, Mr. A. L. Rash of
Lumberton, Texas. It was several years ago that Dee Willett of Bakersfield,
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| | While On The Subject Of Signs...
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| | by Wendall Hunter
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In looking at a 1915 catalogue of Electric Service Supplies Company, I found
what must be the ultimate in High Voltage DANGER signs. Enameled steel signs
were supplied in both plain and illuminated forms. The signs were made from a
base of No.16 cold rolled annealed English charcoal iron, the enamel being
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| | News From The North
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| | by Morgan Davis, Canadian Correspondent
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How's about a hair-raising story of an amazing find? How's about a difficult
to find style threadless in just about right out of the factory condition? How's
about it being an extremely rare color? And, get this ......how's about finding
it in the air?!? Well, folks, here's the story.
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Elton Gish, NIA #41
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* * * * NEW BOOK * * * *
Multipart Porcelain Insulators
by Elton N. Gish
This new book is the first to deal exclusively with multipart porcelain
insulators. Multipart insulators have received last billing with many collectors
because of their size and general limitations to space available for displaying.
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| | Chambers Still On Duty
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| | by Charlie Allmon
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From the heartland of rural Missouri comes news and photographic proof of an
incredible insulator find. A find never previously reported in "Crown
Jewels," and one I hope will entertain all subscribers. In this article, we
will see photos taken recently of an unusually old farm barn still equipped with
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| | Collecting Pole Tags
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| | Story by Tom Wisser, Photos by Hans Kettenburg
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One of the few collectors from the "outside" to stop by and visit
here in Alaska, on a semi-regular basis, is Tom Wisser from New Jersey. Tom told
me about his interest in collecting "pole tags" and I thought it would
be a good subject for the "Go-With" column. He brought the tags along
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